In Philadelphia, liberals gather to experience the first Jan. 6 hearing together
In a northwest Philadelphia church, more than 40 people gathered to watch the hearings, calling for a moment of collective action.
About an hour before the first prime time hearing of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol, people began to trickle into the courtyard of a northwest Philadelphia church.
They were there for a community watch event, one of roughly 90 organized by liberal activists, urging people to gather to watch the rare, televised evening hearing together.
"I expect to be shocked, and I didn't want to be shocked at home by myself," said Melanie Brennan, who lives in the
